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2015: A year of deeper connections, collaborations
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By Beth Ellen Holimon
DFW Executive Director
Great companies are measured by the ability to constantly manage for both the level of returns, and the duration over which those returns will be realized. Nonprofits are typically measured by the reach and impact of their mission and how they use the donor dollar. These measurable tests are the first we must pass to find our way into the hearts of our members.
I have been impressed with the dozens of people I meet for whom DFW has passed the impact and donor dollar tests, by the transparency that is a bedrock value of the organization and, perhaps most importantly, that the DFW mission is securely nestled in the hearts of every one of these members, volunteers, and staff. I have been overwhelmed with the commitment, excitement, and ideas from members.
Read Beth Ellen's full post
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January Featured Program
Collateral Repair Project, Jordan
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Refugee women fleeing conflict in the Mideast, come alone or with their children and families. They have lost their homes, their belongings, their communities, their sense of identity. They have only what they can carry — and hope. Collateral Repair Project fulfills their basic needs and, because refugees are not permitted to work in Jordan, focuses on empowering women. Women learn to more effectively cope with stress, protect their health and wellness, develop social relationships and rebuild the sense of identity and community they have lost.
— About the program
— Hangout with CRP on Jan 9 at 2 pm ET - Register today
— PTSD: For refugees, deep but invisible scars
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Double the impact of your gift
Our $32,500 matching challenge is well underway and we are steaming toward our goal with help from donors from Portland, OR to Portland, ME. Remember that your gift will be matched dollar for dollar and have twice the impact. If your company has a matching program, you can and your chapter members can further increase your impact.
Please remember to talk about the 13th Month Campaign in your meetings this month. We have a lot of tools to help you answer questions, including an FAQ online, a detailed infographic, and Marsha's inspiring message.
Thank you for your support of the campaign and the work we do together. Ready to make your donation?
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IMPORTANT DATE!
Please make sure all 2014 donations are postmarked by Dec 31st. Regardless of how the check is dated, all donations must be postmarked by Dec 31st in order for the donor to get a tax receipt for 2014.
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HOLIDAY OPPORTUNITY: Did you know that every time you buy anything at all from Amazon.com, a percentage can be returned to DFW? All year, all items, all the time. That's because we are part of the Amazon Associates program. You don't have to sign up or learn any codes. All you need to do is copy this link and bookmark it in your browser. Everytime you go to Amazon, go through that link and DFW will receive anywhere from 4 percent to 10 percent of your total tab. Pretty cool, right? Share this with everyone. It's a great way to help DFW - all year long.
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FAIR TRADE: Many Dining for Women programs offer fair trade shopping that benefits the women and girls in their programs. This may not be a complete list, but here are some links: Bead for Life sells beautiful beaded jewelry handmade from paper by artisan women in Uganda; Heshima Kenya sells gorgeous scarves on Etsy; Anchal makes handmade scarves and quilts crafted by women in India using ages-old techniques; Indego Africa supports a varied community of artists and craftswomen in Rwanda from textiles to baskets and jewelry; Mercado Global's artisans in Guatemala sell handmade accessories, including handbags and jewelry. Learn more about the work these organizations do and how we've supported them.
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FOOD FOR THOUGHT: 2015 sees some changes to Food for Thought. We'll be looking at new ways to bring you information including graphics, videos, recordings and blog posts. Education Coordinator Chris Worthy explains the changes and why untethering Food for Thought from the monthly program will really give us some meaty and timely topics to chew on.
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DOWNLOAD THE NEW TRANSMITTAL FORM: Although the new forms have been on the website for many months, we are still getting a few donation submissions each month coming to the old lockbox. Effective January 1, that account will be closed and anything going to it will be most likely returned to you. If you have old forms or envelopes, discard/recycle them and download this transmittal form from the website (clicking will download the form to your computer). Note the new address is at the bottom of the form. Thanks.
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ON-DEMAND/LEARNING ABOUT MICROCREDITS: View our conversation with Robyn Neiter, founder and executive director of the Women's Microfinance Initiative, and learn why WMI succeeds where other microloan programs often don't.
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BANNER CHAPTER: Susan Tocher's Boulder (CO) chapter is all in (feet, that is) for DFW. Want to get your members to hokey pokey? Get down with holiday socks. Don't worry about getting up, your DFW sisters will help. Thank you, Susan, for getting the year off on the right foot. (That one might have been too much. :)). Happy Holidays!
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MEMBERSHIP SURVEY: The last word goes to Dr. Veena Khandke, interim program director, who analyzed the results of our membership survey from last summer.
The 2014 Membership Satisfaction Survey was conducted in May and we would like to thank everyone who participated. Email invitations were sent to 6618 members; 1284 responded, which is a low response rate of 20 percent. Of these respondents, 235 respondents or 18 percent were chapter leaders and 1 percent or 12 respondents were regional leaders.
A majority of the respondents were 51 or older, have a postgraduate degree, are married and are middle to upper income. More than 40 percent are retired. A majority reported being completely satisfied or very satisfied with their chapters and the DFW organization as a whole. Most reported feeling connected to their chapters because of the enthusiasm of the chapter leaders, the learning opportunity that DFW provided and meeting other members. The DFW staff at the home office are analyzing other information in the survey to fine tune operations and improve services to members and donors.
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